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| 4744821247 | allusion | a reference to something literary, mythological, or historical that the author assumes the reader will recognize | 0 | |
| 4744822290 | analogy | a comparison of two different things that are similar in some way | 1 | |
| 4744822639 | anaphora | the repetition of a word or phrase at the start of successive clauses | 2 | |
| 4744823186 | antithesis | a statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced | 3 | |
| 4744824231 | aphorism | a concise, statement that expresses succinctly a general truth or idea, often using rhyme or balance | 4 | |
| 4744824506 | appeal (3 types) | ethos - appeal of one's character/credibility logos - appeal to reason or logic pathos - appeal to the reader's sense of emotion | 5 | |
| 4744825191 | asyndeton | a sentence in which elements are presented in a series without conjunctions | 6 | |
| 4746599624 | chiasmus | a statement consisting of two parallel parts in which the second part is structurally reversed | 7 | |
| 4746600094 | connotation | the implied meaning or associative meaning of a word | 8 | |
| 4746600700 | denotation | the literal meaning of a word | 9 | |
| 4746601104 | diction | the author's word choice | 10 | |
| 4746601105 | euphemism | an indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant | 11 | |
| 4746601524 | extended metaphor | a metaphor that offers elaborate ways in which two thing compare | 12 | |
| 4746602099 | figurative language | language employing one or more figures of speech | 13 | |
| 4746602495 | hyperbole | intentional exaggeration to create an effect | 14 | |
| 4746602889 | imagery | the use of figures of speech to create vivid images that appeal to one of the senses | 15 | |
| 4746603290 | jargon | the specialized language or vocabulary of a particular group or profession | 16 | |
| 4746604169 | juxtaposition | placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast | 17 | |
| 4746604774 | metaphor | a direct comparison of two different things | 18 | |
| 4746605069 | parallelism | the use of corresponding grammatical or syntactical forms | 19 | |
| 4746605559 | polysyndeton | the use, for rhetorical effect, of more conjunctions than is necessary or natural | 20 | |
| 4746607564 | repetition | deliberate use of the same diction or syntax more than once | 21 | |
| 4746608268 | simile | a comparison of two things using "like," "as," or other specifically comparative words | 22 | |
| 4746608927 | syntax | the author's choices in sentence structure | 23 |